Looking for the name of an old SNES/ Genisis game

[Vastall]

Sorry about my lack of detail, but I've been looking for this game for quite awhile on my own and I was wondering if I could recruit help.

As I remember, the game features a giant mecha thing with a fair number of weapons that could transform into a motorcycle to zip around the side scrolling levels. I also seem to remember that the mech was solar powered, as there was a cave level where I fell down a pit away from the light and I couldn't boost up high enough for long enough to recharge my batteries to get out of the pit (which had a magical deadly inch of water at the bottom.) I also remember the first 'boss' fight was against a truly massive opponent mech.

That's about all I have, other than the graphics were very well done (I think, it was at least 7 years ago). I'm perfectly willing to answer questions to the best of my ability, so please tell me what you know.

[Drixxel]

That's definitely Ranger X for Genesis. Pretty swanky game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6acoX-rlTKY

[Vastall]

Thank you very much!

I've been trying my damnedest for a long time until I thought to ask someone who might actually know.

[InsaneDavid]

Ah yes, the original Gun Valkyrie.

[Yukio]

Ranger-X without any doubt. It is considered one of the best looking games on the SEGA Genesis, arguable on pair with the graphics of similar games on other platforms.
Ranger-X screenshots
Some persons reported that the original title Ex-Ranza for the Japanese SEGA Mega Drive was even better, but I do not have a valid point at this time to form a opinion about it ... Maybe I would need to get a Japanese cartridge to compare the games!